M&A Deal Summary

TD SYNNEX Acquires WestconGroup

On June 5, 2017, TD SYNNEX acquired information technology company WestconGroup from Datatec

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TD SYNNEX’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is TD SYNNEX’s 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-05
Target WestconGroup
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) TD SYNNEX
Sellers(s) Datatec
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

WestconGroup

Johannesburg, South Africa
WestconGroup, Inc. (Westcon-Comstor) is a value-added technology distributor of category-leading solutions in Security, Collaboration, Networking and Data Center. The company is transforming the technology supply chain through its capabilities in Cloud, Services and Global Deployment.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TD SYNNEX

Fremont, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Business Services
Employees23,000
Revenue 58.5B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to SYNNEX's corporate headquarters in Fremont, California.
Entrance to SYNNEX's corporate headquarters in Fremont, California.

TD SYNNEX is a business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturer. TD SYNNEX provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. TD SYNNEX was formed in 1980 and is based in Fremont, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 16
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-11 The Minacs Group Pte

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

The Minacs Group Pte Ltd. is an outsourcing business solutions partner to global corporations in the manufacturing, retail, telecom, technology, media and entertainment, banking, insurance, healthcare, and public sectors.

Buy $420M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-28 Convergys

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Convergys Corp. is a provider of customer engagement CRM BPO services, delivers consistent, quality customer experiences in 58 languages around the globe. Convergys was founded in 1998 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Buy $2.8B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Datatec

Sandown, South Africa

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Information Services
Employees11,219
Revenue 3.6B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Datatec is a global ICT solutions and services group. Datatec was founded in 1986 and is based in Sandown, South Africa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: South Africa M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-02 The Via Group

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

The Via Group, Inc. is a provider of unified communications and Voice (TDM/VoIP) solutions.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-01 Analysys Mason

London, United Kingdom

Analysys Mason is a global consulting and research firm specializing in telecom, media, technology and digital services. The Firm advises clients on new business strategies to address disruptive technologies. Analysys Mason was established in 1985 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £210M